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77ie Call's Auction Advertise
ments On Page 13
VOLUME CXL—NO. 151.
PARISIAN AUTO
BANDITS WIPED
OUT IN BATTLE
10,000 Persons See Veritable
Army Dynamite Garage Hid=
ing Bonnot and Dubois
Trapped Assassins, With Feroc*
ity of Beasts, Rain Hail of
Fire, Wounding Two
Motion Picture Machines Take
Scene as Crowd Tries to
Rend Dying Thug
11 "
Outrages Committed
By the Auto Bandits
Following is a partial list of the
crimes of the automobile bandits
of Paris:
Decrmhrr 21. 1011. — Killed
bank messenger of Soeiete Gen
eral? on sidewalk In daylight
and stole $50,000. Fired shot* at
him from an automobile.
January 7, 1012—Murdered an
aged couple In village of Thias
and robbed them of money and
diamonds.
February 17.—Shot and killed
a policeman in front of the St.
I.nrnrc terminus w nen he at
tempted to arrest them.
March 27.—Shot and killed
chauffeur of an automobile and
wounded the owner.
March 29.—Drove in the ma
chine to a bank at rbanttlly,
where they shot and killed the
cashier and his assistant and
▼rounded another employe. Es
caped with 98,000.
March 31.—Threw black pepper
In eyes of bank messenger on
street and robbed him of $30,
-000 worth of bonds.
April I.—Tried to rob bank
messenger of Bank of France
of $200,000.
April 4.—Strangled an express
wagon driver and stole valuable
cargo.
April 23 Sbot to death assist
ant superintendent of the Paris
detective department and
wounded Chief Inspector Colmar.
PARIS, April 28.—Bonnot, the
leader of an organized gang of
automobile bandits, who have
been terrorizing Paris and the
surrounding district for months, and
Dubois, a notorious anarchist, were
shot to death today in the most thrill
ing encounter in the annals of French
crime.
A garage at Choisy-Le-Roi, six miles
south of Paris, in which the bandits
had taken refuge, was blown up by
dynamite, after these two men had
kept at bay for hours a large part of
the police force of Paris, a contingent
of gendarmes, two companies of re
publican guards and a company of en
gineers. Ten thousand spectators
viewed the battle.
Like "Battle of London"
Today's engagements equaled in dra
matic circumstances the "encounter In
January, 1911, described as "the bat
tle of London," when desperadoes sus
pected of being the murderers of police
In Hounds Ditch, were trapped in a
house - in the Whitechapel district and
went to their death battling against
hundreds of London police and soldiers.
Bonnot and D'ubois, after wounding
two policemen today, took refuge in
the garage. They were trapped in
the building, which was at once sur
rounded. Reinforcements were dis
patched to aid the police. A battery
of artillery was on the way from Ver
sailles when a small detachment of
soldiers succeeded in placing dyna
mite against the structure and blowing
out the front walls. Bonnot was cap
tured alive. He was riddled with bul
lets and died on the way to a hos
pital.
"Death to Bonnot!" Is Cry
The great crowd that had gathered
with cries of "Death to Bonnot," al
most tore the bandit from the soldiers,
several of whom were injured.
Parisians, particularly automobilists,
have been in a state of terror because
of the reckless crimes of the automo
bile bandits, which reached a climax
In the murder of Assistant Superintend
ent Jouin of the detective department
and the wounding of Chief Inspector
Colemar by Bonnot on the morning of
April -4. The government then or
dered all the available police to hunt
the assassins day and night.
Hail of Fire Exchanged
At 7 o'clock this morning M. Gulch
arrt. superintendent of detectives,
tracked Bonnot to the isolated garage
at Choisy-le-Roi. As Guichard and his
approached, a bandit, who proved
to be Dubois, was preparing to mount
a motorcycle. He answered the sum
mons to surrender by opening fire, while
he retreated to the garage. At the
same moment there was a hail of bul
lets from a window, and two detectives
fell, one with two bullets in his abdo
men. It was Bonnot shooting from the
first floor.
The detectives retired and a general
alarm was sent out. Police, gendarmes
and all classes of people came imme
diately. They were armed with mus
kets and revolvers and directed hun
dreds of bullets at the garage, from
which came a steady rain of lead. M.
Continued on Page 2, Col. S
THE San Francisco CALL
First Automobile
'Raffles' Believed
In Clutch of Law
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
PHILADELPHIA, April 28.
The first automobile ''Raffles"
is in the hands of the police,
they believe. He is Dr. Allen
Gentry, formerly a West Phila
delphia practitioner. He was
held in New Jersey pending the
recovery of a woman injured
while he was automobiling.
While awaiting developments,
the police looked up his record
during two years' residence in
Morristown. They found sev
eral stolen machines in the pos
session of New Jersey residents,
they having bought them from
Gentry. The police now accuse
him of stealing at least five cars.
All these were high priced ma
chines, and all have been recov
ered from the men, who say
they bought them from Gentry.
TRANSPORT OBEYS
'HORRY UP'ORDERS
Buford, Under Sealed Instruc
tions, Leaves for Mexico
Hours Ahead of Schedule
In obedience to an urgent "hurry
up" from Washington, the army trans
port Buford, which was scheduled to
sail for Mexico at noon today, sailed
at 9 o'clock last night under sealed
orders. The troopship will proceed at
full speed to San Diego, where Claude
E. Guyant, agent of the state depart
ment, will be taken on board. From
San Diego, it is understood, the Buford
J will be conveyed by the torpedo flo
tilla of the Pacific fleet. In addition
to its regular crew and a staff of doc
tors and nurses the Buford will carry
a guard of 40 enlisted men under
j Captain Herbert J. Brees of the first
cavalry.
Captain Ely in Charge
Captain Frank D. Ely has been as
signed to the Buford as quartermas
ter-captain and through him the troop
ship's movements .will be directed.
Captain Robert T. Bain, who was
chief officer of the Sheridan, was ap
pointed master of the Buford. The
appointment was made yesterday morn
ing and Captain Simmfe, whose place
Bain took, was ordered to the Sheri
dan as chief officer.
When the first orders came for the
Buford to go to Mexico as a relief
ship, the transport was coalless, store
less and crewless, to say nothing of
having a bottom covered with green
grass and barnacles. Colonel John T.
Knight, superintendent of the trans
port service, and Major Frank A. Grant,
assistant superintendent, planned to
obey promptly and figured that by ex
erting every effort the ship could be
made ready for sea by today at noon.
When the hurry up orders came they
found it possible to let out a tew more
notches and when the Buford sailed
last night the decks were littered
with unstowed stores and most of the
cabins were in disorder, but every
thing necessary for the trip was on
board and, most important of all in
the army, orders had been obeyed.
Provision for Refugees
Whatever refugees the Buford picks
up at the Mexican ports will be well
taken care of. Dr. Richardson, the
transport surgeon, has charge of the
preparations for taking care of such
sick as may be brought on board and
Chief Steward Card will look out for
their bodily nourishment.
Frank J. Dougherty is the Buford's
quartermaster's clerk, S. N. Stimson
Is commissary clerk and T. A; Carew
freight clerk. Chief Engineer Frank
Littlefleld, to whose care of the
engines is largely due to the fact that
the ship could go to sea on such short
notice, is In command of the black
squad.
The first Mexican port at which the
Buford will call will be Topolobampo,
where orders will be received as to
its future movements. The relief ship
will go as far south as Acapulco. The
ship will be under control of the state
department and its mission merely the
gathering of refugees.
Destroyers Depart
SAN DIEGO, April 28.—At 12.30
o'clock this morning the torpedo boat
destroyers Preble and Perry, the larg
est vessels of the flotilla, slipped out
of the harbor and went to sea with
sealed orders. That they are bound for
the west coast of Mexico is the general
belief, although naval officers here de
cline to discuss the probable destina
tion of the destroyers.
The secret orders came late Saturday
night and an hour or two later the
Perry and Preble were on their way.
They left the harbor unnoticed except
by a party of Italian fishermen, who
passed them as they steamed away from
the government dock near quarantine,
where they had filled their bunkers and
also piled coal on their decks. The
nsherrnen say that the destroyers
showed no lights and were going at
high speed.
Water front men estimate that even
with the coal decks loaded the little
boats can hardly steam farther than
Magdalena bay, which is thought to be
Continued on Pace 2, Col. 4
SAN FRANCISCO. MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1912.
FRIENDS SEEK
PARDON FOR
G. D. COLLINS
Former San Francisco Attorney
Has Won Interest of War
den of San Quentin
If Governor Refuses to Act,
Parole Will Be Sought for
Model Prisoner
GEORGE D. COLLINS, former San
Francisco attorney, serving a 14
year sentence in San Quentin for
perjury, may be pardoned within
the next few weeks. For some time an
application for freedom through this
course has been in the hands of Gov
ernor Johnson, and friends of the con
victed attorney said yesterday that
they have reason to believe the pardon
will be granted.
Some weeks ago the matter of a pa
role was mentioned to Collins and he
expressed a preference for a pardon,
saying that with a restoration of his
rights of citizenship he could go into
some other country or state and begin
anew the life he had wrecked in San
Francisco. According to a statement
made by Warden Hoyle of San Quentin
yesterday the application for a pardon
was sent to the governor. Warden
Hoyle would not admit that he had
recommended Collins for his behavior,
either to the governor or to the board
of directors of the prison.
Pardon or Parole Seems Certain
A friend of Collins' said that he be
lieved Collins would be freed by Gov
ernor Johnson, but that if he was not
the matter of granting a parole will
be put before the directors. Warden
Hoyle said that the directors never had
been petitioned for a parole, as Collins
preferred to try for a pardon first. Col
lins' exemplary conduct has won the
favor of the warden, and it is believed
by the prisoner's friends that Hoyle
will recommend parole in the event
that a full pardon can not be obtained.
According to the rule of the prison
board of directors, Collins ordinarily
would not be eligible for a parole un
til the latter part of next year, when
he will complete the service of one-half
his actual term, amounting to four
years and five months. But since he
donned the stripes he has been a model
prisoner, and in carrying out his work
Continued on Page 4, Col. |
YOUTH KILLED IN
DUEL OVER WOMAN
Rival Lies Dying in Hospital as
Outcome of Cold Blooded
Battle /
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
PHILADELPHIA. April 28—Looking
out of their rear windows, residents of
the semirural street which adjoins
Martins Ferry, a suburb of this city,
saw two young men armed with shot
guns riddling each other with buck
shot.
It was a regularly arranged duel,
though the seconds fled at the first
shot, and a deadly duel, too. John Lar
kins, 21 years old, is lying dead in the
home of his mother. Frank Roddy, 30
years old, is unconscious In St. Agnes
hospital and his death is expected any
moment.
Both young men loved the same
young woman too passionately to see
her the bride of the other. Yet they
were fast friends. They met this morn
ing at Martins Ferry. They talked
about the girl and then took off their
coats for an old fashioned fist fight.
They fought for an hour, bruising each
other without a point in favor of either.
Both were a little winded—that was
all. They decided to resort to arms.
They went to their homes nearby and
procured their guns. Seconds accom
panied them back to the meadow.
Neighbors saw them measure off about
50 paces. They saw the two men stand
in position with their guns, the hand
kerchief dropped by one of the seconds,
heard the two guns speaking together
and saw the duelists' seconds flee.
A mounted policeman found the
bodies an hour after the last shot had
been fired.
Blanche Bates, 1:30 P.M., Call Office, Raisins
Can a woman throw anything? Can she throw a stone, or a ball, or a
package of raisins? Watch Miss Blanche Bates tomorrow and you shall see.
The time is 1:30 p. m. The place is in front of The Call office. Miss Bates
will throw California raisins, and everybody that can is free to catch a package.
The object is to create still more interest in California's raisins, and tomorrow is
Raisin day. Remember the facts: Raisins. 1:30 p. m., tomorrow. Call office.
Blanche Bates.
Raisins Are to Take Wings Tomorrow
Blanche Bates to Be Good Fairy
| Miss Blanche Bates, "The Cirl of the Golden West," tvho mil preside at distribution of raisins in front of The Call
FIRE DESTROYS
TWO BUILDINGS
Stubborn Blaze Which Rages at
Early Hour Does $23,000
Damage
Fire, originating in the basement of
a three story structure under course of
construction in Thirty-second avenue,
north of California street, shortly after
1:30 o'clock this morning, completely
destroyed that building and an adjoin
ing three story building which had just
been completed. The total loss is esti
mated at $23,000.
The department encounterd consider
able difficulty in combating the blaze,
and a second alarm was sent in. It was
necessary to relay the hose for four
blocks to fight the fire.
A number of other dwellings were
threatened by the blaze and the entire
neighborhood was aroused from its
■lumber.
The building in which the fire origi
nated is owned by S. A. Born. The
other was recently bought by Dr. Louis
Graham. Both buildings were Insured.
The flames could be seen for blocks and
the entire Richmond district was illu
minated by the fire.
SLAYER OF WOMAN IS
BROUGHT BACK FOR TRIAL
BERKELEY, April 2S.—John B. Rider,
charged with the murder of his former
wife in Berkeley, was brought from
Los Angeles by Detective Jamison of
the local police force. Rider shot and
killed Mrs. Jessie Bigelow at her home,
1207 Haskell street, last January. He
then fled from justice, serving as a
steward on a steamship, and was cap
tured by the Los Angeles police a few
days ago.
Ball Players Will
shoot Fruit to
Multitude
Ten thousand packages of the
choicest, mellowest, most tempting and
luscious of California fruits to be dis
tributed by one of the fairest and most
accomplished daughters of the Golden
West, by the very "girl of the Golden
West" herself, is the program which
has been arranged for tomorow in
celebration of Raisin day. The place
where the raisins are going to be
hurled to the celebrants of the day is
at Market and Third streets before the
main office of The Call. The fair dis
tributer will be Miss Blanche Bates,
famed as "the darling of the gods"
and "the girl of the Golden West."
Raisin day has become a California
institution. It was begun several years
ago by the raisin growers of the state
to show the people of the United States
just how good this essentially Califor
nia product is. Celebrations extolling
the virtues of this necessary edible
have been held from year to year, but
never before has the raisin been cele
brated as it will be tomorrow. The
throne on which Miss Bates will pre
side as queen of raisin day will be
erected by The Call, and the marks of
favor which she will bestow on her
temporary subjects, consisting of neat
ly tied packages of raisins, will be fur
nished by the California Raisin Grow
ers' association.
Miss Bates is almost a native daugh
ter. She lived here from the time she
was 3 years old and made her debut
here at the old Columbia theater in 1894.
She is to he in the city during the
week to play an engagement at the
| new Columbia theater in "Nobody's
Widow.''
Shower Begins at 1:30
The shower of raisins will begin
promptly at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon. Every raisin will be a product
of California soil and sunshine, and
Continued on Page 2, Col. 1
1 THE WEATHER
YESTERDAY — Highest temperature, 56;
' sjnowest Saturday night, 48.
FOR TODAY— Showers;
brisk south n>inds, changing to n>est.
For Details of the Weather See Face 13
AUTO AND TRAIN IN
COLLISION; 1 DEAD
Herbert Rawlinson Loses Life;
Wife Dying; Daughter and
Father in Law Injured
[Special DUpalch to The Call]
ALAMEDA, April 28.—Herbert Raw
linson was killed, his wife reecived in
juries that are expected to result fa
tally and his 12 year old daughter, Ger
trude, and aged father in law, Henry
Kohn, were seriously hurt in a col
lision between Rawlinson's automobile
and a westbound electric train of the
Southern Pacific company this after
noon at 3:35 o'clock at the crossing of
Lincoln avenue and Ninth street.
The accident happened within sight
of the Rawlinson home at 1509 Ninth
street. Rawlinson and his family were
returning from a two hour ride. He
was driving the machine, with his wife
on the seat beside him. Kohn and Ger
trude occupied the rear seat. Accord
ing to eye witnesses Rawlinson slowed
his machine down as he approached the
tracks. He is believed to have mis
judged the speed of the approaching
train, which hit the automobile
squarely. The machine was hurled
against 'a hydrant and reduced to a
mass of twisted wreckage.
The injured were hurried to the
emergency hospital. Rawlinson died on
the way to the hospital. Mrs, Rawlinson
was unconscious. Kohn and his grand
daughter were dazed and unable to
make any explanation.. An examina
tion by Dr. Arthur Hieronymus and
Dr. J. A. Riley showed that
Mrs. Rawlinson had sustained a frac
ture of the skull, a fracture of the left,
thigh, a fracture of the left ankle and
internal injuries. Kohn suffered severe
lacerations about the head and is be
lieved to be hurt internally. Gertrude
Rawlinson was cut and bruised in nu
merous places.
The Southern Pacific train was in
charge of Motorman Randlett and Con
ductor Harvey Pennock. Rawlinson
was a machinist and had the reputation
of being a careful automobile driver.
It was the second ride that Kohn took
in the machine. He had repeatedly
refused invitations from his son in law
to ride, being afraid of meeting with
accident. Kohn for many years con
ducted a cafe at Mission and Fremont
streets, San Francisco. He retired
from business after the fire and made
his home here with his daughter.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
STEAMER
SIGNALS
S.O.S
Failure to Answer Replies to
Distress Call Lends to
Rumor of Vessel's Loss
ADMIRALEN MAY BE
VICTIM OF STORM
The Carlos and Centralia Stand
ing By Endangered Steamer
Off Humbolt
HEAVY GALE SWEEPS
THE ENTIRE SEACOAST
WHILE a gale of unusual vio*
lence swept the entire sea
coast last night, jeopardizing
vessels at sea and demoraliz
ing wire communication, the fate of
the Norwegian steamer Admiralen
was unknown for hours after its wire
less had flashed the S. O. S. signal of
distress and then failed to answer re
sponses. Before communication with
the vessel was cut off, it was learned
that the rudder had been carried away.
At a late hour this - morning fears
were still entertained for the safety
of the steamer. When spoken the
Admiralen was 25 miles west of Hum
bolt. The J. A. Chancellor, bound
from Eureka to this port, spoke the
steamer first, and relayed the distress
signal to surrounding stations.
Steamers Standing By
The last aerogram received an
nounced that the steamers Carlos and
Centralia were standing by the Ad
miralen, and that the crew would try
to weather out the storm.
Shortly after the Admiralen had
sent out the distress signal a rumor
became current that the steamer had
gone down with all hands. Repeated
efforts of all wireless stations failed
for a time to obtain any answer from
the steamer, and it was thought that
it had sunk, or had its wireless ap
aratus carried away.
For an hour the only information
available regarding the distressed
steamer was that it had sent out the
S. O. S. signal. It is thought that
the operator failed to comprehend the
answers of wireless stations after he
had called for help.
The Admiralen is bound for the
Alaskan fisheries, from Sandefjord,
Norway, January 30. The steamer is
of 905 tons, and was last reported at
Punta Arenas March 30.
Feared Vessel Was Lost
The marine department of the Mer
chants' exchange was busy during the
evening receiving queries which could
not be answered except by the reply
that the Admiralen was in distress. The
name of the vessel was unknown for
an hour or more, and it was feared that
it was one of the coast passenger
steamers.
Rumors Fly Apace
A report which gained circulation
was that the steamer Harvard,
plying between this port and Los An
geles, had gone down. Another report
which gained strength with circula
tion was that a vessel had been swept
on the Seal rocks at the Cliff house,
and that the passengers were being
swept into the sea by the heavy
breakers.
Wireless operators all along the coast
took up the work of finding a vessel in
the locality of the Admiralen to stand
by and give assistance. Several of the
vessels which were reached reported
that their captains already had headed
for the rudderless steamer. It was
largely through the efforts of the local
operators that assistance was afforded
the steamer.
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